Circular path in the Brague Departmental Nature Park in Valbonne.

Circular horse riding trail for exploring the Brague Departmental Nature Park.

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  • Horse riding
    Activity: Horse riding
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.48 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 3 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 584 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 597 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 741 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 449 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Area: Alps
  • ⚐ City: Valbonne (06560|06901)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 43.646671° / E 7.018415°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3643ET
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Departure from the La Bande à Fakir car park, Chemin des Bruisses.

(S/E) Continue along Chemin des Bruisses until you reach Route de Nice.

(1) Turn left onto Route de Nice, then cross the Grives roundabout using the pedestrian crossings and continue on the D4, Route de Biot, using the pavement. Join no. 339.

(2) Take Chemin de Villebruc on the left (a quiet, residential paved road) and follow it to the end.

(3) At the roundabout, turn left, cross the car park of the Lycée Simone Veil, entering via the exit and leaving via the entrance. Cross the main road with caution and join the cycle path via the pedestrian crossing.

(4) Follow the cycle path until the left-hand bend.

(5) Take the forest path on the right, ignore the turn-off on the right, and continue to a fork in the road.

(6) Turn left and keep right at the next two forks until you reach a road (Chemin de la Verrière).

(7) Cross the road and take the small path on the left. At the next junction, turn right and continue straight ahead, ignoring the turn-offs on either side, until you reach a fork a few metres before a ford.

(8) Keep left, cross the ford and continue along the track until you reach a four-way junction.

(9) Take the second track on the right, pass close to an underground fire reservoir and continue to the next fork.

(10) Take the track on the left and reach a four-way junction.

(11) Turn left and return to the junction you have already passed.

(9) Continue on the second track on the left, pass under a power line and arrive at a fork.

(12) Keep left and follow the Piste de la Calanque to the bottom of the valley. Cross the ford and then go up the tarmac road (closed to traffic).

(13) At the crossroads, turn right and take the pavement on the right to follow the street (Avenue de Pierrefeu) to the Grives roundabout.

(1) First turn left then right and take Chemin des Bruisses in the opposite direction to the way you came, using the pedestrian crossings to reach the La Bande à Fakir car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 669 ft - Car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.21 - alt. 702 ft - Roundabout A/R
  3. 2 : mi 0.46 - alt. 663 ft - Pedestrian crossing
  4. 3 : mi 1.14 - alt. 630 ft - Roundabout
  5. 4 : mi 1.3 - alt. 650 ft - Start of cycle path.
  6. 5 : mi 1.57 - alt. 561 ft - Forest path
  7. 6 : mi 1.77 - alt. 558 ft - Fork in the road
  8. 7 : mi 2.02 - alt. 463 ft - Chemin de la Verrière
  9. 8 : mi 2.77 - alt. 459 ft - Fording - Brague (fleuve)
  10. 9 : mi 3.19 - alt. 656 ft - Four-way crossing in both directions.
  11. 10 : mi 3.71 - alt. 705 ft - Fork in the road
  12. 11 : mi 3.9 - alt. 574 ft - Four-way intersection.
  13. 12 : mi 4.91 - alt. 614 ft - Fork in the road
  14. 13 : mi 5.65 - alt. 650 ft - Avenue de Pierrefeu
  15. S/E : mi 6.48 - alt. 679 ft - Car park

Notes

Sidewalks are quite narrow at the beginning and end.
Heavy traffic on the road to Nice during rush hour.
High school car park very busy on weekdays during school terms.
Second shallow ford (25-40 cm).

Worth a visit

La Brague.
La Brague Departmental Nature Park.

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